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Events are free and available
to nonprofit organizations
sponsoring free or low-cost
events for the public.
Groups may submit notices
by fax at (770) 889-6017 or
via email at events@forsyth
news.com.
Upcoming events
Book Fair
... Daves Creek Elementary
will have its spring book fair
"Treasure Hunt" until
Thursday. March 18. The fair
will be open during school
hours. Family nights will be
Thursday, March 11. and
Monday. March 15, until 8
p.m.
Kollege of Knowledge
... AARP 2386 Spring
Kollege of Know ledge XXIV
will be a variety of 30 differ
ent classes on March 18. 25
and April 1. Classes will be at
the First Christian Church.
1270 Sawnee Dr. in
Cumming. Classes will meet
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a
lunch break from 12:10-1 p.m.
Bring a sandwich, drinks and
dessert will be provided.
Classes are open to all per
sons from age 20-90 years of
age. The cost is SlO.
Enrollment forms are
available at Regions Bank.
515 Atlanta Rd. in Cumming.
For information, call (770)
887-4211.
Forsyth County
Newcomer Club
... will have its luncheon at
the Polo Golf and Country
Club on Thursday. March 18,
at 11:15 a.m. Jeanne Richey,
owner of Simply Sophie’s in
Dawsonville, will give tips on
how to accessorize homes for
spring. There will also be a
hat contest. Decorate a hat and
show it off. Prizes will be
given.
The cost of the luncheon is
sls. Reservations must be
received by March 12.
For reservations or infor
mation. call Sue Callahan at
(678)513-1161.
The Cumming-Forsyth
County Optimist Club
... meets on Thursdays at 7
a.m. at the Olde Towne
Country Restaurant. On
March 18 the Club Oratorical
winners from area schools will
be guests. On March 25
Thomas Seay. M.D.. with the
Atlanta Cancer Association
will be the guest speaker.
Visitors are welcome.
For information, call (770)
887-6064.
The Forsyth Forest
Conservation Group
... will meet Thursday,
March 18, at 7 p.m. at the
Sawnee Cultural Arts Center
for a “State of the Legislature
Review.”
Guest speakers will be
Neill Herring, lobbyist for the
Georgia Chapter and Mark
Woodall, Georgia’s
Legislature Chair. We’ll learn
how well Georgia is doing this
year in efforts to keep us
"green." Everyone is invited.
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CUMMING EVENTS
Gardening classes
... the following classes
will be offered by the Forsyth
County Cooperative Extension
Service's Forsyth County
Master Gardeners:
• Session 1: Roses will
be Saturday, March 20. from
10:30-11:30 a.m. at the
Sharon Forks Library, 2820
Old Atlanta Rd. This class is
presented by Jean Gaby,
Forsyth County Master
Gardener. The care you give
your roses now will determine
how well they grow and
bloom in the coming months.
Our experienced rosarian will
show you how to lay the
groundwork for a successful
rose garden.
• Session 2: Azaleas
Presented by Jan VandeVelde,
Forsyth County Master
Gardener, will be Saturday,
March 20. from 11:45 a.m. to
12:45 p.m. Get answers to
problems and learn how to use
the many varieties that are
now available. From native
azaleas to Satsukis to Encores
and more, enjoy a visual feast
of azaleas and take the mys
tery out of growing them in
your garden.
Forsyth County Library
... presents its Spring
Preschool Programs Tuesdays
at the Cumming branch, and
Thursdays at the Sharon Forks
branch, until April 22 at 10:15
and 11 a.m.
Preschoolers can enjoy sto
ries. songs and activities
Programs are on Lapsit. for
ages 2 to 3 (with an adult),
promotes love of language and
early language skills.
Story time, for ages 4 to 5.
invites children to listen and
learn through picture bpoks
and activities. Registration is
not necessary'. Early arrival is
suggested.
For more information, call
the Youth Services Department
of the Forsyth Countv Public
Library at (770) 781-9840. Ext.
364, or visit the Web site at
www.forsythpl.org.
The Junior Optimist
Outdoor Club
... sponsored by the Forsyth
Cumming Optimist Club will
commence the spring course on
Responsible Boating, on
Thursday. March 19. at the
Deer Creek Presbyterian
Church on Lanier Drive in
Cumming. The Boat Georgia
course will be given over the
next month and will commence
at 7 p.m.
Additional information may
be acquired by calling Youth
Advisor Timothy Edwards at
(770) 887-5147.'The youth
group is also a part of Sea
Scouting BSA and in the sum
mer months takes part in aquat
ic activities on Lake Lanier.
Covenant Christian
Academy
... will have its first annual
yard sale, bake sale and silent
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auction on Saturday, March 20,
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 6905
Post Rd. in Cumming.
Horse Rescue open house
... will be Sunday, March
21, from 1-4 p.m. at the
North Wind Equestrian Center,
1768 Newt Green Rd. in
Cumming. Admission is free.
Meet the horses. There will be
children's games, Humvee
rides with the National Guard,
gifts and goodies, raffles, and
family fun. For information,
call (770) 886-5419 or visit the
Web site at
www.SaveTheHorses.org.
Kid Komedy
... w ill have a seven-week
Stand-up Comedy After School
Program for children ages 8-12
at Humpus Bumpus Books,
703 Atlanta Rd. in Cumming.
The program will meet
Mondays starting March 22.
from 4-5:30 p.m. and will end
with a "Graduation Show"
(May 10 at 5 p.m.) featuring
family friendly stand-up come
dy performed and written by
the students. The course fee is
$l2O and includes the Kid
Komedy "Funbook" and a T
shirt.
Children learn joke writing,
delivery, timing and stage pres
ence though written exercises,
creative workouts and coach
ing. Kid Komedy promotes
communication, coping skills
and self-confidence through
comedy training. Graduates
have appeared on CNN. FOX
News, TBS Superstation. PAX
TV, and CNN Radio, as well as
in the Chicago Tribune.
Teacher Magazine and the
Hollywood Reporter.
For additional information
about The Kid Komedy
Foundation, visit the Web site
at www.kidkomedy.org or call
Janet Schultz at (770) 887-
9449.
Sons of Confederate
Veterans, Cumming Camp
... The Hiram Parks Bell
Camp No. 1642 will meet
Monday. March 22. at 7 p.m. at
the Cumming Police
Department, 301 Veterans
Memorial Blvd, in Cumming.
The speaker will be Kimberly
Wright of the Georgia Society.
Order of Confederate Rose.
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which is a companion society
sponsored by the Sons of
Confederate Veterans. All
SCV members are asked to
bring their wives, daughters or
any others, male or female,
who may be interested in join
ing the Order of Confederate
Rose in Forsyth County.
The SCV serves as a his
torical, patriotic and non-polit
ical organization and,
although membership is open
to male descendants of
Confederate soldiers, all per
sons are welcome to visit
where meetings are informal,
casual and friendly. Meetings
are at the Cumming Police
Department, usually on the
fourth Monday of each month.
For information, call Ted
Brooke at (770)781-9221 or
John Adair at (770) 886-7358
or visit the Web site at
http://georgiascv.com/hpbell 1
642.
The Forsyth Central
Drama Department
... will present Rogers and
Hammersteins Pulitzer prize
winning play “Oklahoma!" on
Thursday. March 25 through
Sunday. March 28, in the
FCHS auditorium.
Shows will be at 7 p.m.
Thursday-Saturday and a 2
p.m. performance on Sunday.
Tickets for Thursday and
Sunday shows are $lO for
adults and $8 for students.
Friday and Saturday shows
will include dinner preceding
the performance and prices are
$lB.
For ticket reservations or
information, call Susan
Conant at (770) 888-0296.
AARP Chapter No. 2386
... will have its monthly
meeting Friday. March 26. at
the Cumming Baptist Church.
115 Church St. in Cumming.
The featured speaker will be
Forsyth County Commissioner
Charles Laughinghouse. The
meeting will be at 11 a.m. and
lunch will be at noon. For
information, call Audrey
Henline at (678) 513-6868.
Sawnee Ballet Theatre
... will have its annual
Spring Concert performance
featuring special guest artists
Elena Martinson and Andrei
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Ustinov, formerly with the
Kirov Ballet. Enjoy the magic
of classical ballet combined
with the excitement of hits
from favorite Broadway shows
such as “Grease”, “Music
Man”, Gypsy” and many
more. Tickets are sl2 in
advance and sls at the door
and may be purchased at the
Sawnee School of Ballet,
Humpus Bumpus and select
Kroger locations.
Performances will be Friday,
March 26, at 8 p.m. and
Saturday, March 27, at 2 and 8
p.m. at the Sawnee Cultural
Arts Center, 1090 Tribble Gap
Rd. in Cumming. For informa
tion. call (770) 887-0756.
Cumming First United
Methodist Church
... and Literary Volunteers
of Forsyth County invite the
public to attend "A Story Hour
for Children” as part of the
recognition of and celebration
of literacy. Church members
are volunteering their time as
part of their "One Great Day
of Service” to the community
on Saturday. March 27. Story
hours will be for children ages
4-8. The sessions will be at
10-11 a.m. and 11 to noon in
rooms 18 and 19 at the
church.
For information, call
Literary Volunteers at (770)
887-0074 or email
focolit@Bellsouth.net.
5K Run
... the 12th annual
Challenge 5K Run and 1 Mile
Fun Walk/Run will be
Saturday, March 27. at the
Gainesville College.
Registration is 1 p.m., the 1
Mile Fun Walk/Run is at 2
Prime Rib or
Filet Medallions
$ 9 95 Adults
$ 3 95 Children
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Can You Get this Quality
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BRIDGE
GREAT STEAKS
& SEAFOOD
1035 Turner Road, Cumming
770 886 9003
Directions: GA 400 to Exit 15,
Restaurant Visible From Highway
p.m. and the 5K Challenge is
at 2:30 p.m. The fee is sls if
you preregister and $lB on
race day. There will be free T
shirts, fluids and food for all
participants. All proceeds will
benefit Challenged Child and
Friends, a nonprofit early
intervention center for chil
dren with disabilities and
developmental delays and
their typical peers age 6 weeks
to 6 years old. For details, call
Susan Rodrigues at (770) 535-
8372, Ext 112, or visit
www.challengedchild.org,
then click on Fundraising
Events.
Bass tournament
... the eighth annual March
of Dimes Bass Tournament,
sponsored by American
Proteins Inc. Cumming
Division, will be Saturday,
March 27, from 7 a.m. to 3
p.m. at the Laurel Park on
Lake Sidney Lanier.
All proceeds benefit the
March of Dimes. The entry
fee is $125 per boat. For more
information, call Winston
Moody, Allen Jones, Danny
Rogerson or James Rooker at
(770)887-6148.
South Forsyth High
School Theatre
... will present the follow
ing programs:
Little Shop of Horrors”
will be March 25. 26 and 27.
at 7 p.m. and a 1 p.m. matinee
on March 27.
On May 6 there will be a
one act on "Jake's Women"
and “All In The Timing"
On May 7 there will be a
one act on "Agnes of God"
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